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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alice feel when she goes home after talking with Charlie when his IQ has surpassed her own?

2. Where will Charlie be sent if the procedure does cause him to regress?

3. Why does Charlie have a hard time focusing on the movies when he takes Ms. Kinnian out to them?

4. How does Charlie decide to celebrate his raise at the bakery?

5. What does Charlie do after his promotion that earns him a raise at the bakery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prank do the guys at the bakery try to play on Charlie on April Fool's Day?

2. What realization does Charlie make while reading The Great Gatsby?

3. What does Professor Nemur say at the conference in Chicago that upsets Charlie?

4. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

5. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

6. What does Charlie say that intelligence without affection will lead to when he is at the cocktail party with Nemur?

7. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

8. What causes Charlie to get upset with Burt during one of their sessions together?

9. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

10. What happens to Charlie the night after he dances with Ellen at the party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear and courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?

Essay Topic 2

Charlie said that intelligence and affection must be together in order for joy to exist. Which characters best display this idea, and how does this mantra manifest itself in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Daniel Keyes have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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